Events

17 Feb 2022 - 4 Mar 2022

Pianist and Composer Mischa Blanos on US Tour

We are pleased to extend our support to pianist and composer Mischa Blanos who is embarking on a US tour that will unfold between February 17 and March 4 in Charlotte, NC , Atlanta, GA, and New York City. A classically-trained pianist, adept of a fusion between the established

24 Feb 2022 - 24 Feb 2022

Imperishable Stories: Gabi Reigh and Sean Cotter on Romanian Classics in English

While foreign translations still make a fraction of the titles published in the US and the UK, the library of Romanian books in English is growing nonetheless and recently has been enriched with two perennial classics, Ciuleandra by Liviu Rebreanu (Cadmus Press) and Rakes

19 Feb 2022 - 19 Feb 2022

Brâncuși around the world

On the occasion of Brâncuși Day, February 19, we open the dialogue with the greatest museums of the world. Inspired from all over the world, the art of the emblematic Romanian sculptor inspired the artists which he had around him. In exploring the universality of

10 Feb 2022 - 10 Feb 2022

Imago Mundi Unearths a "Romanian" Satie for the Enescu Soirees Online

Few people know that the great Erik Satie was in love with Romanian folk music, which he had discovered by chance during the 1889 Paris World Exhibition. In its latest project, entitled GNOSSOS, the Imago Mundi ensemble explores this rather obscure connection which gave

27 Jan 2022

The Transylvanian Jews, Before and During the Holocaust

On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pay tribute to the life and memory of the once thriving Jewish community of Transylvania, almost completely obliterated towards the end of the Second World War, whose fate is commemorated by a unique institution located

24 Jan 2022

“The Little Union”: Making and Painting History

Each year on January 24 Romanians remember a crucial moment in their history. By electing Colonel Alexandru Ioan Cuza as head of both states, the principalities of Moldova and Wallachia were de factounited despite the opposition of the Great Powers unwilling to see a stronger

19 Nov 2021 - 19 Jan 2022

Dumitru Gorzo's THE FOREST Takes Over the Institute

We are thrilled to announce the opening, on November 19, 7 PM, of a new art exhibition at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery in Midtown Manhattan. Iconoclast provocateur Dumitru Gorzo, the bad boy of contemporary Romanian art, is ready to fill our gallery with a “forest” of

15 Jan 2022

I Still Believe in Magic - Sanda Weigl Sings Maria Tănase

With its breakthrough technology exhibitions and imposing country pavilions, the 1939 New York World's Fair was arguably the greatest show on earth. One of the stars of the Romanian program was a beautiful, assertive young singer who would later achieve immortal status.

30 Nov 2021 - 30 Nov 2021

Dark Tales of Mystery / Geographies of Tradition: Day of the Dead, St. Andrew's Eve and Halloween

Crawl with us for the premiere of the 6th and last episode of our online series “Geographies of Tradition'' - which looks at mirroring Romanian and US traditional rituals and customs – for a bunch of tales full of mystery and haunted spirits on All Hallows'

25 Nov 2021 - 25 Nov 2021

Anniversaries of Abundance / Geographies of Tradition: The most famous American holiday, Thanksgiving, vs. Romania’s Harvest Festival

Join us for the premiere of the 5th episode of our online series Geographies of Tradition, which looks at mirroring Romanian and US customs and rituals, with a special presentation which pairs the most famous American holiday, Thanksgiving, with the manifold Romania’s

22 Nov 2021

Incisive Alta Ifland at European Literature Night 2021

Romanian-American author Alta Ifland joins fellow writers, translators and performers from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain for the much-awaited, in-person edition of European Literature Night, the long-running program of readings

22 Sep 2021 - 21 Nov 2021

Alex Mirutziu's Artwork Presented at UN/MUTE NYC/ New collaborative works by 28 artists from 10 countries

The Romanian Cultural Institute is happy to support the participation of Romanian artist Alex Mirutziu in the UN/MUTE project, an international group exhibition of collaborative works by 28 artists across multiple disciplines. On view at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York